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Friday – 11th February 2022
Cover reveal! Vivian de Klerk’s shocking, poignant and funny new novel Serpent Crescent
Pan Macmillan has revealed the cover for Serpent Crescent – the new novel by Vivian de Klerk!
Thursday – 10th February 2022
Die hart soek wat hy (of sy) soek in 5 splinternuwe Romanzas – nou op die rakke!
Nuut by LAPA in die maand van liefde – vyf nuwe liefdesromans deur René van Zyl, Frenette van Wyk, Analize Viljoen, Dina Botha en Lizelle von Wielligh!
Nuwe voorraad beskikbaar! Huiskos deur Herman Lensing is weer op die rakke (Plus, luister na ‘n onderhoud op YouTube)
Huiskos deur Herman Lensing is so gewild – dit vlieg skoon van die rakke af! Die nuutste herdruk is nou beskikbaar.
The latest episode of Pagecast is out now! Danielle Weakley in conversation with Hans Rosenfeldt, author of Cry Wolf
In the new episode of Pagecast, the podcast by Jonathan Ball Publishers, Danielle Weakley is in conversation with Hans Rosenfeldt about his blockbuster new thriller Cry Wolf!
Wednesday – 9th February 2022
WEN François Bloemhof se tweede Ludo Labuschagne-wiedoenit, Kry vir jou! Neem deel op Facebook voor 10 Feb
Een gelukkige leser kan nou ‘n kans staan om Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof te wen! (Net betyds vir Valentynsdag.)
How to adopt simple, healthy eating habits and stick to them: Living the Ultimate Keto Lifestyle by Hendrik Marais
Out now! Living the Ultimate Keto Lifestyle: A South African Guide and Cookbook by Keto Lifestyle SA founder, Hendrik Marais.
Don’t miss the launch of Beyond Bitcoin by Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle at Exclusive Books Rosebank Mall (24 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks by Steven Boykey Sidley and Simon Dingle.
Tuesday – 8th February 2022
Kom kuier saam met Herman Lensing by die Food and Flower High Tea in Bloemfontein! (19 Feb)
Kom vier die bekendstelling van Huiskos deur Herman Lensing in Bloemfontein!
Don’t miss the launch of First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan by Andrew Smith in Somerset West (17 Feb)
Jonathan Ball Publishers and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan by Andrew Smith.
Correcting the false image of German colonial rule in Namibia: Jürgen Zimmerer’s German Rule, African Subjects, now available in English
German Rule, African Subjects: State Aspirations and the Reality of Power in Colonial Namibia is out now from Jacana Media.
Monday – 7th February 2022
‘She knew his eyes would linger on her arse. It felt like home.’ – Read an extract from Wahala by Nikki May – the hottest debut of 2022
Nikki May’s Wahala is a page-turning debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group.
Waarheen ontsnap Chanette Paul om te skryf? Lees haar onderhoud in die Hermanus Times om uit te vind
Rick Marais het vroeër vanjaar met Chanette Paul gesels oor haar jongste roman Marilyn se dawerende sukses, die boek waaraan sy tans …
Six couples. One luxury resort. And the perfect murder … Sophie Hannah’s The Couple at the Table is out now!
The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 4th February 2022
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from TJ Klune’s ‘simply perfect’ novel The House in the Cerulean Sea
Treat yourself to a mug of hot chocolate this evening and an excerpt from The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune – an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that’s become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.
Muscles in a bottle: for when hard work isn’t enough
South African sport enjoys an image of excellence and achievement, but beneath the surface lies an uneasy truth that tears at the heart of this notion, writes Clinton van der Berg, head of communication at SuperSport and author of Guns and Needles.
Soms is huis aan die ander kant van die wêreld: Droomboom deur Marie Spruyt is nou op die rakke!
Nuut by LAPA Uitgewers: Droomboom deur Marie Spruyt, ‘n verhaal van vergifnis en aanvaarding, en die helende krag van vriendskap en liefde.
Introducing BOSH! on a Budget by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby
BOSH! are back with the ultimate money-saving, plant-based cookbook.
Thursday – 3rd February 2022
Wen ’n Leandie du Randt-geskenkpak! Prys sluit in My Hacks vir die Lewe, twee kaartjies na haar Girls Night en nog meer
Jy kan nou ’n kans staan om ’n kopie van Leandie du Randt: My Hacks vir die Lewe te wen! Plus, ’n heerlike geskenkpak en twee kaartjies na haar Girls Night met Irene-Louise van Wyk in Pretoria.
Ludo Labuschagne is terug in Kry vir jou deur François Bloemhof! Sal hy sy tweede saak betyds kan oplos?
Binnekort beskikbaar by LAPA Uitgewers: Kry vir jou – die tweede boek in François Bloemhof se Ludo Labuschagne-wiedoenit reeks!
[Video] Patricia Lockwood shared her favourite line from her novel No One Is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood, author of the Booker-shortlisted and Women’s Prize-shortlisted novel No One Is Talking About This, has an unexpected favourite line from the book.